Posted this little observational study in the "Opinions" forum and one person responded with an agruement for public transportation. I think he missed the point. I thought folks would be more creative than that. So, I'm misposting it here, where apparently those Bricksters who actually drive cars hang out....

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Made the pilgrimage to Champaign, Il from Baltimore on the 23rd, following on the heels of the snow dump in Ohio and Indiana. The trip began to slow just after Springfield OH onI-70, with virtually no snow prior to that. The storm tracked a very sharp line of demarcation. What normally is a 8+ hr. ride turned out to be 10 1/2 hours with frequent dead stops for I don't know what. No active accidents except the one noted below, but just lots of traffic control which seems to slow down traffic in it's own right. But I digress...

Between the Ohio and Indiana border, where the worst snow actually began to taper off, I decided to amuse myself and count the number of vehicles off the road. The criterion for 'off road' was being unable to pull back on without assistance. Vehicles pulled over and abandoned on the shoulder were excluded from the study. From the border to the I-465 beltway around Indy here are the total count and categorical counts:

Total number of vehicle off road: 13
SUVs: 7
pickup trucks: 3
cars: 2
18 wheelers: 1
overturned: 3; (2 SUVs and the 18 wheeler)
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The only active accident seen was actually on I-70 within the I-465 beltway, involving an SUV and a pickup

I suppose there are a number of conclusions one could draw from this study, but I'll let you do that. I'm just an observer.
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John Shatzer, '97 V90 @ 105K